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A study by a team at the University Putra Malaysia concluded that the gasification of empty fruit bunch (EFB), a waste of the palm oil industry, could, if scaled up, produce hydrogen at a supply cost of $2.11/kg The US Department of Energy (DOE) 2015 cost target for hydrogen is $2.00-$3.00/kg The feedstock particle size of 0.3–0.5

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A prototype automotive waste heat recovery system has been fired up on a recently commissioned test rig at the University of Brighton. Weiss (2013b) “Performance analysis of a miniature free piston expander for waste heat energy harvesting,” Energy Conversion and Management , Volume 76, Pages 883-892 doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2013.08.045.

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have identified a new material to catalyze the conversion of CO 2 via hydrogenation to methanol (CH 3 OH): size-selected Cu 4 clusters—clusters of four copper atoms each, called tetramers—supported on Al 2 O 3 thin films. Image courtesy Larry Curtiss; click to view larger.)

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A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently discovered that a naturally occurring bacterium, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum TG57, isolated from waste generated after harvesting mushrooms, is capable of directly converting cellulose to biobutanol. Credit: National University of Singapore.

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The new H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus is scheduled for deployment with Hawaii MTA in early 2015. The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute is an organized research unit of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) of the University of Hawaii at M?noa Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Researchers at the University of Adelaide (Australia) are proposing a novel configuration of a hybridized concentrated solar thermal (CST) dual fluidized bed (DFB) gasification process for Fischer–Tropsch liquids (FTL) fuels production. Credit: ACS, Guo et al. Click to enlarge. —Guo et al. CO 2 reduction. Credit: ACS, Guo et al.

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Researchers at Penn State University have demonstrated the efficient conversion of low-grade thermal energy into electrical power using a thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery (TRAB). The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology supported this work. —Zhang et al. doi: 10.1039/C4EE02824D.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Researchers at Purdue University report a proof-of-concept of a their novel consecutive two-step process (H 2 Bioil) for the production of liquid fuel range hydrocarbons (C 4+ ) with undetectable oxygen content from cellulose and an intact biomass (poplar). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). C3Bio is directed by Professor Maureen McCann.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have engineered a microbe to convert molecules of industrial waste gases, such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, into acetone and isopropanol (IPA). —Tim Tschaplinski.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The Volkswagen and BASF international “Science Award Electrochemistry 2016” goes to Dr. William Chueh from Stanford University. The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and from academia selected him for his outstanding research results in the area of energy storage and conversion. Dr. William C.

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JULY 28, 2016

Forge Hydrocarbons, led by Tim Haig, one of Canada’s top bio-fuel entrepreneurs, is commercializing a patented conversion process developed by Dr. David Bressler, a researcher in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta.

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To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. Operate three fully integrated CCS demonstrations and six large scale CO 2 storage injections by the end of FY 2015. watt utility, $2.37/watt watt commercial, and $3.10/watt

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Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an le air-stable amide-derived N,N,N-Ru(II) complex to catalyze the conversion of ethanol to 1-butanol with high selectivity. The researchers report that conversion to upgraded products exceeds 250 turnovers per hour (>50% conversion) with 0.1 Wingad, Paul J.

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APRIL 27, 2014

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Powering Imagination LLC have agreed to create an electric flight program focused on reducing aircraft emissions and noise through the development of electric propulsion systems.

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per kilowatt hour, increasing energy conversion efficiency to greater than 50%, and reducing total power block cost to below $1,200 per kilowatt installed. The project, which will be conducted in three phases, is expected to begin August 2012, and will continue through 2015. SwRI and industry collaborators Solar Turbines Inc.,

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Production of bio-based jet and diesel is expected to begin in 2013 and production of bio-based gasoline, part of the C 3 product platform, will follow in 2015. ZeaChem Inc., Design of the AFRI project is underway and the equipment modules are expected to be installed in 2013. Earlier post. ).

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The selected projects—spanning 22 states and coordinated at universities, national laboratories, and private companies—will advance technologies for a wide range of areas, including electric vehicles, offshore wind, storage and nuclear recycling. Cornell University. Stanford University. The Ohio State University.

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A new study led by Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Hokkaido University and the University of Washington explains why. This makes conversion of sulfur dioxide to sulfate more efficient. The data came from an ice core drilled in southeast Greenland (SE-Dome) as part of a project led by Hokkaido University.

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A team at Monash University (Australia) has developed an “artificial photosynthesis” system that delivers the highest efficiency reported to date—in excess of 22%—for the solar-driven conversion of water to hydrogen. A paper on the researchers’s work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Science.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Metabolix in collaboration with North Carolina State University. The Ohio State University in collaboration with the University of Alabama and Green Biologics. Develop a cellulosic butanol production process with high productivities, yields, and carbon conversion through novel metabolic engineering of two different pathways.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Researchers at Washington University in St. Bai worked as a research assistant in the Bose lab in Arts & Sciences from 2015-2020. Louis have discovered a new way to train microbes to make n -butanol. Bai is now a scientist at Amyris, a manufacturer of sustainable ingredients made with synthetic biology.

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JULY 30, 2013

A German consortium involving four companies and and two universities is developing dielectric elastomers (electroactive polymers) for the conversion of mechanical energy—in this case wave power—into electrical power. The Technical University of Darmstadt is developing a method for testing the electroactive polymers.

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Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. The brand is also continuing to develop conventional engines with a focus on universal mild hybridization and the 48-volt electrical system.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Canada’s National Research Council (CNRC) showcased Canada’s first algal biorefinery demonstration project, a collaborative research effort between CNRC’s Algal Carbon Conversion (ACC) program, Pond Technologies and Votorantim Cimentos’ St Marys Cement.

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

Washington State University (WSU) researchers, with colleagues from Archer Daniels Midland, have developed a catalyst that converts bio-based ethanol to isobutene, an important olefin widely used in the production of industrial commodities such as butyl rubber and ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE). Junming Sun, Rebecca A. 5b07401.

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Researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities have been awarded a $50,000 National Science Foundation I-Corps grant to explore the commercialization potential of their new pathway for biojet from biomass waste. Butler from the University of Washington for the business aspects of the project. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 2, 2015

A new bio-inspired zeolite catalyst, developed by an international team with researchers from Technische Universität München (TUM), Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Amsterdam, might pave the way to small scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) technologies converting natural gas to fuels and starting materials for the chemical industry.

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The inventors are Professor Richard Kohn and Faculty Research Associate Dr. Seon-Woo Kim from the University of Maryland (UMD). Despite the many proclamations of success and the ramifications of the program, ARPA-E did not continue the program after it expired in 2015. Earlier post.) 2015.07.019.

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Recently, Professor James Dumesic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his colleagues developed an approach for the production of alkenes by polymerization of butenes obtained from decarboxylation of ?-valerolactone valerolactone using a solid acid catalyst. doi: 10.1039/C4GC01792G.

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The winners are Professor Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Professor Yogesh (Yogi) Surendranath, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Professor David Go, University of Notre Dame. 2015 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellows. Patrick Cappillino, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

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The goal is to expand the network of publicly accessible hydrogen fueling stations to serve the current population of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) and to accommodate the planned large-scale roll-out of FCVs commencing in 2015. applied at the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of. million, whichever is less.

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JUNE 30, 2015

A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and a collaborator from China have developed a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) that harvests energy from a car’s rolling tire friction. Wang estimates about a 10% increase in the average vehicle’s gas mileage given 50% friction energy conversion efficiency. —Mao et al.

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The projects can address (i) the entire field related to electrochemical energy storage, or (ii) associated characterization techniques or (iii) devices coupling an electrochemical energy conversion and storage function. The winner of the 2015 YESS award was Dr. Gregory Wildgoose of East Anglia University.

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Prins also collaborates with other technology partners such as Bosch, Continental and several technical universities. million in new vehicle sales and conversions in 2020. In North America, the annual growth rate of all LPG vehicle sales and conversions will average 4.7% This is forecasted to grow to 1.4 between 2014 and 2035.

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Researchers at the University of Manchester (UK) have developed a graphene-based nano-rectifier (“ballistic rectifier”) that can convert waste heat to electricity. The nano-rectifier was built by a team led by Professor Aimin Song and Dr. Ernie Hill, in collaboration with a team at Shandong University (China). Manchester University.

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MARCH 4, 2015

Researchers at the University of Houston, with their colleagues at Boston College, have created a new thermoelectric material—germanium-doped magnesium stannide (Mg 2 Sn 0.75 It can be used with waste-heat applications and concentrated solar energy conversion at temperatures up to 300 ?C, C, said Zhifeng Ren, lead author and M.D.

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Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a new noble metal-free catalyst—Ni 5 P 4 (nickel-5 phosphide-4)—performing on par with platinum for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in both strong acid and base. 2 , equivalent to ~10% solar photoelectrical conversion efficiency. 62 mV overpotential at ?100 100 mA cm ?2

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